Israel urges UN chief to quit for ’insane’ Hamas remarks; Yad Vashem: He failed ’Never again’ test * Murderer exults: ’Your son killed Jews!’ * Starting soon: ToI webinar

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, October 25, 2023 [Israel halts UN staff visas as officials pan Guterres’s ‘truly insane’ Hamas remarks]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff After UN chief says terrorist massacres ‘didn’t happen in vacuum,’ Foreign Ministry says words ‘tarnish both him and organization he heads’; Edelstein says they fan antisemitism [Israel demands UN chief resign after he says Hamas attacks ‘did not occur in vacuum’]( By ToI Staff and AFP [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct 25: Day 19 of war – Israel’s increasingly frayed ties with the UN]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Hamas fires rockets at Eilat, Haifa; Yad Vashem says UN’s Guterres failed the ‘Never again’ test]( By ToI Staff Israel praises ‘crucial’ Qatari diplomatic efforts * Erdogan says Hamas not terrorists, cancels Israel visit * Terror chiefs huddle in Beirut * Israel said to hit Aleppo airport [In rare praise, Israel hails Qatar’s ‘crucial’ diplomatic efforts in Gaza crisis]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff National security adviser says Doha an ‘essential party in facilitation of humanitarian solution,’ after Hamas frees several hostages; former PM Bennett: Qatar is the enemy itself [At UN, Israeli officials and hostage families demand action to bring back Hamas captives]( By Luke Tress [Qatar positions itself as intermediary in Gaza war, even as leader blasts Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [IDF kills top Hamas general as Gaza strikes continue, says Iran aiding terror group]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Military says it hit many terror assets in Strip as Hamas claims 80 killed overnight; rockets target Ashkelon, Gaza border towns; IDF strikes terror cell in West Bank’s Jenin [IDF publishes audio of Hamas terrorist calling family to brag about killing Jews]( By ToI Staff [Army says sea-borne Hamas infiltration thwarted, two terrorists killed]( By Emanuel Fabian [Blinken urges considering ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza fighting to protect civilians]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff US secretary of state says many world leaders express support for Israel in private but won’t publicly endorse its right to defend itself, or denounce Hamas terror group [Hamas claims 700 killed in Gaza over past day, as hospitals filled beyond capacity]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Explainer Jeremy Sharon [Is the IDF’s ongoing Gaza operation complying with the laws of war?]( Civilian casualties in Gaza, as Israel sets about destroying the ruling terror group, are inevitable but not illegal, experts explain, if the army acts with necessary caution [IDF says Gaza photos show half million liters of fuel held by Hamas]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies Op-ed: Day 19 of the war David Horovitz [Hamas, unthinkably, remains potent, still hurting Israel practically, psychologically]( Empathy and support for an Israel in its darkest hour are dissipating, in a war that we don’t want to define as existential but that is looking increasingly so Top Ops Yair Lapid [Three questions for the global far left]( How many Jews have to die for you to care? Can you distinguish feelings from facts? Do you know what you really are? Laurel Herman [I’m getting more Jewish by the day]( After a week of crying, I found myself ashamed to have thought of myself as an American first. Now my only comfort is in the company of other Jews Susannah Schild [Dear God, please perform miracles for our sake]( The stakes in fulfilling God’s plan just got a lot higher, but how can give up on Him now when my world is at its darkest? Stephen D. Smith [No, the Jewish state is not committing genocide]( A high civilian death toll is tragic, but does not mean Israel is trying to destroy the Palestinian people Behind the headlines [Israel at war: Join the ToI Community for a special live update TODAY]( By ToI Staff Editor David Horovitz and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on an Oct. 25 webinar to drill down on what is happening in Israel – politically, diplomatically and militarily [Day 19 of war – Israel’s increasingly frayed ties with the UN]( [listen to the podcast]( [Nasrallah, senior Hamas and PIJ leaders talk of achieving ‘victory’ over Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Meeting in Lebanon, terror chiefs say they plan to halt Israel’s ‘treacherous and brutal aggression’ [Turkey’s Erdogan: Hamas aren’t terrorists, they’re mujahideen defending homeland]( By Lazar Berman [IDF foils more terror cells in southern Lebanon, strikes Hezbollah position]( By Emanuel Fabian [IDF strikes Syria after rocket attack on north; 8 Syrian soldiers said killed]( By Emanuel Fabian Air Force hits Syrian military infrastructure and mortar launching sites after two rockets land near Golan Heights communities [Syria accuses Israel of bombing Aleppo airport for 4th time in 2 weeks]( By Emanuel Fabian From the Blogs Yossi Klein Halevi [Why is Israel being blamed for the Hamas massacre?]( Erasing the legitimacy of the Israeli narrative fundamentally revives a pernicious antisemitic trope that Jews deserve their fate [‘They were family’: US Jewish summer camps mourn Israeli alumni killed in Hamas war]( By jacob gurvis American campers and staff for whom connection to Israel has long been a paramount value are receiving devastating news of colleagues and friends murdered in the Oct. 7 massacre [Foreign nationals in besieged Gaza await evacuation, plead for Rafah crossing to open]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Analysis Carrie Keller-Lynn [Public trust in government scrapes bottom amid criticism for inadequate war response]( Though Israel now has one of its largest cabinets ever, few of its 39 ministers are serving the country’s wartime needs, with most power centralized in Netanyahu [Israeli expats in US turn their anti-Netanyahu protest outfit into Israel aid effort]( By Luke Tress [Israel’s musicians sing for troops and injured, mourners and missing]( By Jessica Steinberg Ishay Ribo and Berry Sakharov, Hanan Ben Ari and Netta Barzilai, Harel Skaat, Shlomo Artzi and others compose new songs and perform old ones for the nation THOSE WE CALL HEROES [Filipino caregiver paid off terrorist, saved herself and 95-year-old employer]( By ToI Staff Camille Jesalva opened wallet, handed over $370 intended for a trip home, and smartphone [In morbid routine, displaced survivors of kibbutz massacre bury friends, count dead]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( More Headlines [Man arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning to ram pro-Israel event with truck]( By AFP and ToI Staff [After shock letter, Israel museum directors call on international colleagues to denounce Hamas]( By Jessica Steinberg [S&P downgrades Israel’s credit outlook to ‘negative’ amid war against Hamas]( By AFP and ToI Staff [In-person schooling resumes across much of Israel on Wednesday]( By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff [600 civil security squads established since Oct. 7 to boost ‘sense of security’]( By Jeremy Sharon [In times of war, Israeli startup nabs $15m to help optimize clinical trials]( By Sharon Wrobel [Saudi crown prince indicates Israel normalization can resume after war – White House]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff [Waiting for reservists to be released, university classes delayed until at least Dec 3]( By Gavriel Fiske [US Treasury seeking international coalition against Hamas financing]( By AFP and ToI Staff [About 70% of tech firms face operating difficulties amid reservists’ call-up]( By Sharon Wrobel [Support for Israel becomes top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to first GOP caucuses]( By Thomas Beaumont [Jerusalem real estate company hosts families from south in empty homes free of charge]( By Tal Schneider [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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